Bursa Derivatives First After Hour Trading Recorded 3088 Contracts Traded

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad newly launched its first After-Hours (T+1) Night Trading Session saw strong participation from both local and foreign market participants.

A total of 3,088 contracts were traded, which included 3,004 Crude Palm Oil Futures contracts and 84 FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index Futures (“FKLI”) contracts. This amounts to 4% of the total normal hours trading volume registered. All trades performed during the After-Hours Trading Session will be included in the following day’s session.

“The After-Hours Trading session attracted significant participation from both domestic and foreign market participants. Out of 16 licensed Futures Brokers of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives, 15 participated in the session”, said Samuel Ho, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives. “This signals a promising outlook for the After-Hours Trading session in sustaining the trading volume growth momentum for Malaysia’s derivatives market over
the long term.”

The After-Hours Trading launched is an extension of the Exchange’s current market trading hours. Market participants are now able to trade between 9.00pm to 11.30pm, from Monday to Thursday.

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